So many Iroquois Theater
stories involve doors that it seems
useful to give them numbers that can be referenced
less cumbersomely than with such mouthfuls as, "northwest fire escape exit on third floor."

You will find many sources stating that the doors at the
Iroquois Theater opened inwards and it is not accurate, as evidenced by photos
and Louis
Guenzel's report. Fire escape
doors employed the bascule latch that
few knew how to open, and other doors required loosening pins to open all the
wings, but they opened outward. I owe this understanding to Chicago Death
Trap author, Nat Brandt, who pointed it out in a talk
you can watch on cspan.

If you have additional
info about an Iroquois victim, or find an error, I would like to
hear from you. Chaos and communication limitations of 1903
produced many errors I'm striving to correct and welcome all the help I can get. Space is provided at the
bottom of stories for comments, or contact
me directly.